Pleasently Suprised

Posted on November 20th, 2011 by fimpag

Nineteen days post surgery and I have to say things are going better then I anticipated. My family has been very supportive and without them this situation would be much worst. My wife and two boys have been willing to help me out anytime I ask for assistance. Also, I went back to work this week and was shocked on how nice perfect strangers have been. Everytime I have to deal with some type of obstacle (doors) there seems to be somebody going out of thier way to help me. Being acceptative of help takes a little getting use to but the kindness that I have been recieving is very heart warming.

The only thing that I am really concerned about at this time is swelling (ball shape) on the top of my foot that does not want to go away. I have been getting around with one crutch and heel walking on my boot in the house. I feel a little tingling in the incisison but no pain. I am a little concern that I am pushing recovery but I am following the instructions from my doctor.

Side note: A little something that has helped this process is finally getting serious about watching what I eat. I was concerned about gaining more weight since my injury so I started tracking my calories. Well it has been a good feeling to have “control” over something during this recovery. I have used “My Fitness” app on my Droid to help keep track of my calorie intake. I have notice the weight loss and it gives me something to focus my energy at rather then constantly being concerned about the injury.

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Hello All

Posted on November 14th, 2011 by fimpag

I ruptured my achilles playing soccer on 10/18/11.  I am a 39 year old male, 5′ 10″, 195 pounds.  I am overweight by any standards but exercised on a daily basis for at least one hour.  I have three young children that keep me very active. 

The surgery occurred on 11/1/11 and I had my first post operation appointment today.  Apparently all is good thus far, my Doctor told me to begin putting weight on my injured leg and to use the crutches for balance.  I am not suppose to push off using my toes and kind of put the weight on the flat part of my foot only.  He has scheduled PT to begin 12/15/11.  According to everyhting I have read thus far this seems to be pretty agressive.  If someone else has a similat timeline give me a heads up, a little concerned about his schedule.

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Posted on November 13th, 2011 by fimpag

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  • gabe | November 20th, 2011 | 11:16 am

    Nice to get a breather and have some air in there. Good luck to you,

  • fimpag | November 20th, 2011 | 8:32 am

    Gabe, the doctor started me out from the begining in a boot. I like it now because i can give my leg/foot a breather once a day and take it off. Overall things are still going well. Good luck.

  • Dave | November 19th, 2011 | 7:46 pm

    I was in a cast for 2 weeks after surgery. Doc usually does 10 days, but I went to Disneyworld, so he waited until I got back. The cast was easier to deal with because it was much lighter than my boot.

  • gabe | November 19th, 2011 | 4:08 pm

    Hi fimpag, you’ve started your blog the day i had my atr playing soccer as well…good to know that you’re making progress and in a boot already. I had surgery on wed and i have been told that i will be going to a cast likely on wed as well. Should i ask for a boot? I’m not sure about all the different approaches by different docs and the rationale for it…perhaps it has to do with age, physical fitness and degree of rupture? There’s lots to read here and perhaps others will add and comment.
    Best recovery,

  • fimpag | November 15th, 2011 | 6:29 am

    Boot and wedges. You are correct, looking at some of these other timelines two weeks PWB is more common then i thought. Thanks for the info.

  • ryanb | November 14th, 2011 | 3:39 pm

    Are you in a cast? splint? Boot? Plantar flexed? Wedges?

    PWB at day 13 is fairly aggressive, but not unheard of. FWIW, I went PWB (boot w/ wedge) at day 19.

    If you want to compare your schedule to others, you can look here:
    achillesblog.com/atrpt.php
    There are a lot of people who were PWB at less than 2 weeks. Then again, there are lots of others who were much longer until PWB. You’re going to find that treatments and protocols are all over the map; there does not seem to be a very consistent standard of treatment.

    I do not think “PT” at 12/15 is too early, or unusual. That will be about day 45 for you. That’s exactly when I had my 1st PT consult.

    Good luck, and keep us posted.

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